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  2. Fore-edge painting - Wikipedia

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    A fore-edge painting is a scene painted on the edges of book pages. There are two basic forms, including paintings on fanned edges and closed edges. [ 1 ] For the first type, the book's leaves must be fanned, exposing the pages' edges for the picture to become visible.

  3. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV special) - Wikipedia

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    "Even a Miracle Needs a Hand" later appeared on South Park in the Season 4 episode "A Very Crappy Christmas". Similar to its use in the original special, the song is sung by Kyle to Stan and Kenny during a seemingly hopeless situation. At one point, Joshua Trundle's face is even superimposed over Kyle's face. [5]

  4. Miraculous catch of fish - Wikipedia

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    Miraculous catch of 153 fish fresco in the Spoleto Cathedral, Italy (second miracle) According to John 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. This has become known popularly as the "153 fish" miracle.

  5. Rickshaw painting of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Rickshaw art covers the whole rickshaw decoration, from painted backboards and rear side panels to cut-outs appliquéd on to hoods, as well as brass vases replete with plastic or paper flowers. The painted rectangular metal board at the backside, between the two wheels, leaves a trail of passion that the Rickshaw artist puts in his creations. [3]

  6. Acheiropoieta - Wikipedia

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    Such images functioned as powerful relics as well as icons, and their images were naturally seen as especially authoritative as to the true appearance of the subject. Like other icon types believed to be painted from the live subject, such as the Hodegetria (thought to have been painted by Luke the Evangelist), they therefore acted as important references for other images in the tradition.

  7. The Light of the World (painting) - Wikipedia

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    The Light of the World (Keble College version). The Light of the World (1851–1854) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will ...

  8. Adoration of the Magi (Leonardo) - Wikipedia

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    The Virgin and Child are, in fact, painted yellow, the color of light. The trees are painted blue, an unusual color for trees of any kind. On the right side, the most credible self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci as a 30-year-old can be seen, according to several critics.

  9. Votive paintings of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Votive painting dedicated to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos 1911 painting; the man survived an attack by a bull.. Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose, place often found, or material from which they are traditionally made respectively.